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ResearcherClass of 20203.8+1500+/34+stem
Neuroscience Applicant
Male · Asian (Chinese) · California · Competitive public school
Income: $240k
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.95 (UW)
SAT
1570
AP Courses
8
AP Exams Taken
AP BiologyAP ChemistryAP Computer ScienceAP United States HistoryAP Calculus B/CAP English Language
Extracurricular Activities
- Chinese music orchestraPlayed in an orchestra dedicated to Chinese music, taught over the summer and engaged in cultural exchange efforts.
- Stanford ResearchConducted neuroscience research with a postdoc at Stanford Medical School.
- Founded a program for girls in mathAimed to increase Female participation in math and build mentorship.
- Speech and DebateServed as Captain and Vice President, participated in state competitions and TOC qualifiers.
- Competitive Math ProgramFounded and coached a math program at a local middle school.
- Harvard InternshipEngaged in neuroscience research during the summer after sophomore year.
- JournalismServed as editor in the school journalism club.
- AI ResearchWorked with a Chinese company on manUniversity of Southern Californiaript drafting.
- French Honor SocietyServed as President and organized events.
- Water PoloParticipated as a player during sophomore and junior years.
Awards & Honors
- ★USABO Semifinalist
- ★Description: Top 50 in 2019.
- ★AIME
- ★Description: Participated in 2017, 2018, and 2019.
- ★TOC in debate
- ★Description: Achieved notable success.
- ★Journalism Awards
- ★Description: Top 10% nationally in a specific category.
- ★National Merit Semifinalist
- ★Description: Recognized for academic excellence.
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Focused on leadership and personal experiences.
Interview Experiences
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: Bombed the interview, rated 0/10.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Performance/Outcome: Great interview, rated 9/10.
- Northwestern University
- Performance/Outcome: Good interview but miscommunicated interests, rated 7/10.
- Middlebury College
- Performance/Outcome: Great interview discussing COVID-19, rated 8/10.
- Rice University
- Performance/Outcome: Amazing interview, rated 10/10.
- University of Pennsylvania
- Performance/Outcome: Decent interview, rated 6/10.
- Dartmouth College
- Performance/Outcome: Amazing interview, rated 10/10.
Letters of Recommendation
Honors Literature Teacher
Knew her very well, supportive, rated 9/10.
AP Calculus Teacher
Cordial relationship, rated 7/10.
Harvard Professor
Provided a decent letter, rated 6/10.
Stanford Professor
Provided a decent letter, rated 6/10.
College Decisions
Accepted (12)
Amherst CollegeCarnegie Mellon UniversityDartmouth CollegeMiddlebury CollegeRice UniversitySwarthmore CollegeUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, DavisUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraWilliams College
Waitlisted (7)
Columbia UniversityDuke UniversityMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyNorthwestern UniversityNortheastern UniversityTufts UniversityWashington University in St. Louis
Rejected (7)
Brown UniversityHarvard UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityPomona CollegePrinceton UniversityStanford UniversityUniversity of Pennsylvania
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipPresidentFounderCaptainClubJournalismCreative WritingAcademic CompetitionNational MeritDebateVolunteering